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Tentative Programme (as on
May 30)
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Thursday, June 14
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08.15 - 08.50 |
Registration
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08.50 - 09.20 |
Opening Ceremony
to be presided over by H.E. Mr. Nitya Pibulsonggram,
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
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| 09.20 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
09.40 - 11.40 |
Session I: MFA Reform and Adaptation
Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, former Foreign Minister of
Thailand
(subject to be announced)
Professor Kishore Mahbubani, Dean of Lee Kuan Yew School
of Public Policy
"The Asianization of Globalization: Can Asian
Foreign Ministries Provide Intellectual Leadership"
Professor Brian Hocking,
Department of Politics, International Relations and
European Studies, Loughborough University
"Adapting Foreign Ministries to a Changing World: A
Question of Credentials" [ paper
| presentation
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Dr. Alex S Trigona, Former Foreign Minister of
Malta
"Paradise Lost: Regaining Paradise' - How the Gradual
Spread of 'Compliance Bargaining' and ICT May Contribute to a
Revival of the 'Gatekeeper' Role for MFAs" [ paper
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Moderator:
Mr. Kishan Rana, former Ambassador of India and Senior
Fellow of DiploFoundation
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| 12.00 |
Luncheon
Speech by H.E.Dr. Garret FitzGerald, former Prime Minister of Ireland
"Small States in the International System - An Irish
Case Study"
Venue: Riverside 5
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14.00 - 15.45 |
Session II: Performance Management
Mr. Vitthaya Vejjajiva, former Permanent Secretary
for Foreign Affairs of Thailand
(subject to be announced)
Mr. Timothy Hannah, former New Zealand Ambassador
"Performance Management in a Ministry of Foreign
Affairs" [ paper
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Dr. Bee-ho Chun, Senior Coordinator for Diplomatic
Competency Assessment, Institute of Foreign Affairs and National Security,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of
Korea
"Program of Diplomatic Competency Assessment" [ presentation
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Moderator:
Dr. Alex S. Trigona, former Foreign Minister of Malta
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| 15.45 |
Coffee/Tea Break
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16.05 - 18.00 |
Session III: Economic Diplomacy
Sir Nicholas Bayne, London School of Economics and
Political Science
"Economic Diplomacy Begins at Home: Domestic
Involvement at Home; Domestic Penetration Abroad" [
paper
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Mr. Aldo Matteucci, former Deputy Secretary General of EFTA
"International Migrations: A challenge for the XXIst century"
[ paper
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Moderator:
Dr. Alex S. Trigona, former Foreign Minister of Malta
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| 19.00 |
Reception hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand
Venue: Vithes Samosorn, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand |
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June 15 |
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09.30 - 11.00 |
Session IV: Performance Management
Mr. Thuita Mwangi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs of Kenya
"Public Service Reform Agenda: The Demand and
Challenge of Rationalizing and Strengthening the Foreign
Service"
Mr. Kai Boeckmann, Counselor, German Foreign Office
"Systematic Personnel Development: Career Management
in the German Foreign Office" [ paper
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Ms. Claire-Diane Giraldeau, President and CEO of the Diplomacy Mentoring Group
"Adapting to Change in the
Foreign Affairs Ministries, What If It Was a Question of
Culture?" [ paper
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Professor John Mathiason, Syracuse University
"Performance Accountability: Linking national
performance to multilateral results" [ paper
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Moderator:
Mr. Aldo Matteucci, former Deputy Secretary General of
EFTA
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| 11.00 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
11.15 - 12.30 |
Session V: Diplomacy of Small States
H.E. Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Republic of Maldives
"From State-Centric to Intermestic Challenges: A
Microstate Case Study" [ paper
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Dr. Richard Herr and Mr Robin Nair, Centre for International and Regional Affairs (CIRA), University of Fiji
"Managing Foreign Affairs in the Pacific Islands: A
Case Study" [ paper
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| 12.30 |
Luncheon |
14.00 - 16.00 |
Session VI: Public Diplomacy
Dr. Jozef Bátora, Institute for European
Integration Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences
"Small States and Public Diplomacy"
Prof. Naren Chitty, Foundation Chair in International Communication, Macquarie University,
Australia
"Toward an Inclusive Public Diplomacy in the World of
Fast Capitalism and Diasporas" [ paper
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Prof. Heng Xiaojun, Vice President, China Foreign
Affairs University
"Public Diplomacy: for a Closer Tie and Better
Understanding Between the Foreign Ministry and Public"
[ presentation
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Mr. Naim Dedushaj, Head of the Department for
Non-Residential Affairs, Ministry of Culture of Kosova
"Between public diplomacy and paradiplomacy - Establishing
Kosova's diplomatic apparatus" [ paper
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Moderator:
Mr. Kishan Rana, former Ambassador of India and Senior
Fellow of DiploFoundation
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| 16.00 |
Coffee/Tea Break |
16.15 - 18.00 |
Final Session VII: Concluding Discussion
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| 18.00 |
Closing Ceremony |
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